Video: Kate, Will’s lawyers in court over topless photos

>>>we'll begin this half hour with an italian
magazine
publishing more images of the duchess of cambridge sunbathing topless in
france
. michelle kusinski joins us live.

>> reporter: while william and
kate
are trying to enjoy a trip to the
south pacific
, an italian
magazine
published more of the photos, more than 20 of them and lawyers will be in court today beginning a battle against these publications. colorful, exuberant trip it's been for william and
kate
in asia. continuing their say in the
solomon islands
embraced by the people.
kate
even wore a dress given to her as a gift and a nearly constant smile. details and moment the world would be focusing on if it weren't for the images snapped earlier this month in
france
when the couple believed they were in no one's company by their own. they were here on the terrace of a royal relative's chateau. the photographer reportedly several hundred yards away with a long lens and a clear view. today lawyers for the couple will appear in a french court seeking
criminal charges
, arguing that privacy was breached, her image damaged by the circulation of these photos of
kate
sunbathing topless. so far accessible in
france
, ireland, italy and certain u.s. websites. no publisher in the uk has touched them and british companies with a
joint venture
with the irish newspaper that ran them is now considering cutting ties.

>>we're frankly horfive-day their decision to do it. we're frankly furious with it.

>> reporter: a sentiment echoed by many, including
princess diana
's best friend rosa monkton who witnessed press intrusion in her life until the night she died.

>>my first reaction was disbelief followed by anger because it showed me that nothing has changed since 15 years ago when diana died.

>> reporter: but the publications that ran the photos have staunchly defended themselves.

>>just a beautiful couple, an in-love couple.

>>she's not our future queen, and she won't, you know, and they are very good pics.

>> reporter: today an italian
magazine
plashd out with 42 pages, who apparent with 200 pickages and said a call from the queen herself would not stop them y.go to court over this? if will and
kate
are successful, fines could be levied, future publications could be stopped, current ones pulled. however, the publications have arguments, too, not in the privacy of their home, outdoors in the view of the road. whose image was harmed by these or perhaps was it just the opposite? once again, the question comes up why didn't their security see this coming? savannah?

>>all right. thank you. an attorney with field, fisher, waterhouse in
france
joins us this morning. sir, good morning to you.

>>good morning to you. let's talk about this lawsuit. do you think the
royal family
will be successful in this effort in
france
to get
money damages
assessed?

>>they should actually have no trouble demonstrating that there was a severe invasion of privacy while the royal couple was on vacation in the south of
france
, so, yes, i think the chances are very much on their side.

>>in some sense, of course, the damage has been done. the pictures are out. they have been published. so what is the remedy? is it just about
money
?

>>well, there are several remedies possible in
france
. one would be damages,
money
, but i don't think that's what's at stake here. what the royal couple is looking for is an injunction which will prevent the
magazine
in question from publishing these photos on its
internet website
or from the
magazine
selling them to other magazines outside of
france
, and, again, the royal couple should be able to win on these requests.

>>as you mentioned, it's the injunction that's really the heart of this
legal action
, but in terms of the fines, do these publications look at it rather cynically and think, hey, it's worth it to pay that
money
and publish these photos that give us such notoriety.

>>very much so. it's a very cynical and business-oriented calculation.
money damages
in
france
tend to be a fraction of what they would be in the
united states
, so any
magazine
, which is doing a cost-
benefit analysis
, is going to tell itself we're better off publishing these photographs, selling a maximum number of issues, and then going to court and paying whatever damages we're going to have to pay.

>>what about criminal action against the photographer who shot the foeto, i suppose, for invasion of privacy?

>>yeah. if they could identify who the paparazzi is, they could go after him on criminal grounds, in other words, invasion of privacy, reaching into the private abody of the royal couple when they were on vacation, but we'll have to first figure out who the photographer was, and that's not necessarily going to be such an easy thing to do.

>>this italian publication that has published these photos this morning, how feasible is for the
royal family
to go publication, by publication, trying to get these photos from being published?

>>in europe there are at least 27
member states of the european union
and if you have one
magazine
that wants to publish these photos they will have to go through 27
legal systems
to get an injunction in each one. a french court would not be able to prohibit the publication in mag seines outside of
france
.

>>it's a complicated legal mess. thank you for your perspective this morning. we appreciate it.

An Italian gossip magazine owned by former Premier Silvio Berlusconi published a 26-page spread of topless photos of Prince William's wife Kate on Monday despite legal action in France against the French magazine that published them first.

Chi hit newsstands on Monday, featuring a montage of photos taken while the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were on vacation at a relative's home in the south of France last month. They included the 14 pictures published by the popular French magazine Closer, which like Chi is owned by Berlusconi's Mondadori publishing house.

Later Monday, lawyers for the royal couple are due in court in Nanterre, France, to seek an injunction against Mondadori to prevent further dissemination of the images, which were also reproduced over the weekend by an Irish tabloid. The palace said it would seek damages from Mondadori.

And St. James's Palace said Sunday that family lawyers would file a criminal complaint against the unidentified photographer or photographers involved. The palace said it would be up to French prosecutors to decide whether to investigate and pursue a criminal case for breach of privacy or trespassing.

Chi editor Alfonso Signorini told The Associated Press over the weekend that he didn't fear legal action since the photos were already in the public domain following Closer's publication.

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Remembrance

The Duchess of Cambridge watchesthe Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph on Whitehall in London on November 9, 2014. The duchess wore an Alexander McQueen flared wool coa and a hat by Jane Corbett that she also wore to Remembrance Sunday events in 2011.
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Kate's back

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Breezy blue

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Remembering the fallen

Prince Harry, Duchess Kate and Prince William pause while visiting a dramatic installation of red ceramic poppies commemorating the 100th anniversary of World War I at the Tower of London on Aug. 5, 2014. Kate wore a subdued blue dress and was seen wiping away a tear as she made her way through the grounds.
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Paying respects

Duchess Kate maintains a somber tone in a crisp, off-white dress and hat while walking past World War I gravestones on Aug. 4, 2014. This photo was captured as she arrived for a commemoration ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I at the St. Symphorien cemetery in Belgium.
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Fashionably fit

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Pretty in pink

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Hats off

Duchess Kate, clad in a light blue Christopher Kane coat, stands with the Countess of Wessex as they watch Queen Elizabeth II lead the Knights of the Garter to the Most Noble Order of the Garter Ceremony from the Galilee Porch on June 16, 2014 in Windsor, England.
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Black and white

Duchess Kate, in a spring white style, met supporters of a bid to launch a British Team for the America's Cup, at the National Maritime Museum in London June 10, 2014.
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Blue as a bird

Prince William and Duchess Kate attend a remembrance ceremony, in Arromanches, France, on June 6, 2014, as part of the commemoration of the 70 anniversary of the D-Day landing.
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Down Under

Cut it out

Prince William and Duchess Kate, wearing a white cocktail dress by Lela Rose, stand together as they attend a reception hosted by Governor General Peter Cosgrove and Lady Cosgrove at Government House in Canberra April 24, 2014.
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Going green

Prince William and Duchess Kate, in an emerald green coatdress by Catherine Walker, visit the National Arboretum in Canberra, Australia on April 24, 2014.
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All hail McQueen

Duchess Kate wears an Alexander McQueen coat while walking with The Most Reverend Glenn Davies, Archbishop of Sydney, right, following an Easter Sunday service at St. Andrews Cathedral in Sydney on April 20.
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Best lace forward

Duchess Kate arrives in a yellow lace dress to observe a Bird Show at Taronga Zoo on April 20 in Sydney, Australia.
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Prints charming

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Totally teal

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Chic in black

Beautiful in blue

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Too cute

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Wedding party

Prince William, Prince Harry and Kate attend the wedding of Lucy Meade and Charlie Budgett at the church of St. Mary the Virgin, Marshfield on March 29, 2014 in Chippenham, England.
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Ready for spring

Duchess Kate gets a start on spring in a bright blue sheath dress while attending the opening of the ICAP Art Room at Northolt High School on Feb. 14, 2014 in Ealing, England.
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Bold bling

On Feb. 11, Duchess Kate stepped out wearing the Nizam of Hyderabad, a diamond necklace Queen Elizabeth II received as a wedding gift for her marriage to the Duke of Edinburgh in 1947. Kate wore the dazzling necklace to a fund-raising gala for the National Portrait Gallery in London.
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Twice as nice

Duchess Kate and Prince William attend the London premiere of 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom' on December 5, 2013. The relatable royal recycled a Roland Mouret gown she wore last summer, and paired it with an affordable necklace from Zara.
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The tiara returns

Kate, 31, is glimpsed wearing a tiara as she leaves Kensington Palace for a diplomatic reception at Buckingham Palace on Dec. 3, 2013. It was the royal's first time publicly wearing a tiara since the royal wedding on Apr. 29, 2011.
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Royal Christening

Duchess Kate carries her son Prince George after his christening at St. James's Palace in London on Oct. 23, 2013. She wore an Alexander McQueen dress and Jane Taylor fascinator.
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Sporty casual

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Sparkling

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Back after baby

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That's my baby

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Making magic

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Flower power

Duchess Kate leaves Hope House charity in south London on February 19, 2013. The Duchess visited Hope House, an all-female rehabilitation center which is is one of the projects run by her patronage, Action on Addiction.
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Mad for plaid

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Green glory

Kate recycled a bright green Mulberry dress for a visit to officially open the new Treasures Gallery at the Natural History Museum in central London on Nov. 27.
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Winter white

Kate wore a cream-colored coat by MaxMara Studio while meeting members of the public during a visit to Manor School in Cambridge, England on Nov. 28.
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Lace it up

Kate recycles a lace Alice Temperley gown while attending a gala dinner in aid of the University of St. Andrews 600th Anniversary Campaign at Middle Temple Hall on Nov. 8 in London, England.
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Bell-sleeve curve

The Duchess of Cambridge smiles as she talks to Olympic and Paralympic athletes during a reception for Team GB Medallists at the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games at Buckingham Palace in London on October 23.
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Posing pretty

Duchess Kate, wearing a chic oxblood-colored suit by French brand Paule Ka, poses with Prince William at Middle Temple on Oct. 8 in London. The royal couple met recipients of the Queen Mother Scholarship, the Diana, Princess of Wales Scholarship and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Scholarships.
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Recycle star

Duchess Kate is not above wearing the same outfit twice, especially when it's as stunning as this blue silk Erdem Moralioglu dress. On left, she wears it during the annual Trooping the Colour Ceremony at Buckingham Palace on June 16, 2012; on right, she returns to it for the wedding of Thierry Kelaart and Patrick Heathcoat-Amory on Sept. 29, 2012.
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Dancing duchess

Duchess Kate dances with the ladies at the Vaiku Falekaupule on Sept. 18, 2012, in Tuvalu, during the Diamond Jubilee tour on which she and Prince William represented the queen.
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Heading East

Kate wears a Temperley London dress as she departs with Prince William from the Kuala Lumpur airport on Sept. 14 during the royal couple's Diamond Jubilee Tour of the Far East.
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Covered up

Kate channels the late Princess Diana in a headscarf and Beulah London dress on her visit to the Assyakirin Mosque on Sept. 14 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Hibiscus homage

The Duchess attends an official dinner hosted by Malaysia's Head of State Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah of Kedah on Sept. 13. The gold-and-white gown was designed by Alexander McQueen and has the national flower of Malaysia, the hibiscus, embroidered on it.
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Cemetery visit

Going to a gala

The royal couple arrives at a British Gala reception in Singapore on September 12. Kate dons a dress by Erdem, a Canadian designer the royal has worn before.
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Flirty and feminine in the forest

The royal couple tours the Cloud Forest at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore on Sept. 12. Kate wore a flirty skirt suit by Alexander McQueen — the second time she’s worn an outfit by the designer on the Diamond Jubilee Tour of the Far East.
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Medal-ready

The Duchess wore a nautical-inspired Emilio Pucci blazer and pencil skirt to the medal ceremony for the Men’s Discus Throw at the London 2012 Paralympic Games in Sept. 2012. She paired the outfit with wedges by Stuart Weitzman and a Team Great Britain paralympic scarf.
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Royal stripes

Cocktail party chic

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Casually cool

Color coordinated

Kate, wearing a dress by one of her favorite designers, Erdem Moralioglu, watches the annual Trooping the Colour parade with her step mother in-law Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, from the balcony at Buckingham Palace on June 16.
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Buckingham Palace balcony

Prince William, Kate (wearing Alexander McQueen), and Prince Harry watch a military fly-over from the Buckingham Palace balcony for the queen's Diamond Jubilee in London on June 5.
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Jubilee river flotilla

Prince William Kate prepare to board the Spirit of Chartwell during the Diamond Jubilee pageant on the River Thames on June 3. For the celebration, Kate wore Alexander McQueen.
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Jubilee lunch

Duchess Kate wears a crepe-wool coat dress designed by Emilia Wickstead, which clocks in at almost $1,900. She wore this to Queen Elizabeth II's Sovereign Monarchs Jubilee lunch at Windsor Castle on May 18, 2012, an event held to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee.
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Thigh high

Prince William and Duchess Kate arrive for a dinner hosted by The Thirty Club at Claridges on May 8 in London, England. Giving in to the high-slit trend, Kate wore an elegant, floor-length cream Roland Mouret gown, accessorizing with strappy metallic sandals by Jimmy Choo.
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Beauty in blue

Clad in royal blue, Kate poses pretty at Goldsmith's Hall in central London on April 26, following a reception to celebrate the Scott-Amundsen Centenary Race to the South Pole.
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'You can stand under my umbrella'

What a gentleman: Prince William shelters Kate (wearing a custom Matthew Williamson dress) from the rain as they arrive for the British Premiere of "African Cats" in London on April 25.
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Digging it

The Duchess of Cambridge, clad in a cobalt blue Reiss dress and a colorful bracelet, plants a tree after opening a children's hospice in Ipswich, England on March 19.
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Field day

Kate knows how to dress up and down her coral-colored jeans. On left, she tried her hand at field hockey at the Riverside Arena in the Olympic Park on March 15 in London. On right, she wears the Team GB official supporter's scarf during the same visit.
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Gray display

Duchess Kate arrives to visit the Prince's Foundation for Children and the Arts at the Dulwich Gallery in South London on March 15, 2012. The Duchess visited the Dulwich after playing hockey with members of the British Olympic team at the Riverside Arena.
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For art's sake

In her role as Patron of The Art Room, Duchess Kate leaves after visiting The Art Room's classroom at Rose Hill Primary School on Feb. 21, 2012 in Oxford, England.
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Pretty as a picture

Kate attends a preview of Lucian Freud paintings at the National Portrait Gallery on Feb. 8, 2012 in London, England. The royal, who has a degree in the history of art and became patron last month of the National Portrait Gallery, attended the exhibition, featuring 130 artworks spanning the length of Freud's painting career from the early 1940s until his final, unfinished work.
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'War Horse' premiere

Britain's Prince William arrives with Duchess Kate, wearing a lace gown by Alice Temperley, to the UK premiere of the film 'War Horse' in London Jan. 8, 2012.
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Christmas service

Kate, wearing a colorful winter hat, arrives to attend a Christmas Service at St. Mary's church on the grounds of Sandringham Estate, the Queen's Norfolk retreat in England, on Dec. 25, 2011.
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Helping the homeless

Kate watches a performance at Centerpoint's Camberwell Foyer in London on Dec. 21, 2011. The national charity Centrepoint provides housing and support to improve the lives of homeless young people aged 16 to 25.
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Charity concert

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William arrive for a concert at the Royal Albert Hall on Dec. 6, 2011 in London, England. Kate stepped out in a tulip dress from Zara.
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Raising awareness

Soldiering on

The Duchess of Cambridge arrives at Machan Coffee bar in the center of Birmingham, Britain, wearing a military-style silk blouse with an embellished wool skirt from Alexander McQueen in August 2011.
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Fascinating fascinator

Catherine and Prince William attend the wedding of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall on July 30, 2011, in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was largely a low-key affair, with only a hint of the glamor and excitement of Will and Kate’s show-stopping nuptials.
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Heading home

Prince William and Kate prepare for their departure from Los Angeles in July 2011 following a nonstop weekend that included a few chukkas of polo, time with Hollywood’s own version of royalty and several events that raised millions for charity.
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Red carpet glamour

Blooming dress

The Duchess of Cambridge attends the Foundation Polo Challenge in Carpinteria, Calif., in July 2011. The event benefits the American Friends of the Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry, a charity which supports disadvantaged children, conservation and sustainable development, veterans and military families.
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Royal rodeo

A ray of sunshine

Duchess Kate wears a yellow silk dress from Jenny Packham while visiting the University of Calgary hospital during her trip with Prince William to Calgary, Alberta, July 7, 2011.
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Dainty in denim

The Duchess of Cambridge changes into pants before departing withPrince William on a sea plane after visiting Yellowknife, Northwest Territories on July 5, 2011.
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O, Canada

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrive at a ceremony at Province House in Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island as part of their Royal Tour of Canada, on July 4, 2011.
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Marking Canada Day

The Duchess of Cambridge visits the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec, where she watched new citizens receive their citizen certificates on Canada Day, June 1, 2011.
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Tennis smash

Duchess Kate attends the fourth round match between Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria and Venus Williams of the United States at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships in London on June 27, 2011.
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They love a parade

Official travel portrait

Britain's Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, in a navy suit by Amanda Wakeley, pose for the official tour portrait for their trip to Canada and California, in the gardens of Clarence House in London on June 3, 2011.
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Hats off

Duchess Kate watches the procession pass at the Order of The Garter Service in Windsor, England, on June 13, 2011. The annual service is held in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
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Old favorite

The Duchess of Cambridge attends the wedding of friends Sam Waley-Cohen and Annabel Ballin on June 11, 2011, wearing a dress that she was spotted in four years earlier while on the town with her sister.
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Family photo

Duchess Kate, right, is surrounded by members of her husband's family, including Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Princess Michael of Kent, Prince Harry, Lady Louise Windsor and Eloise Taylor, after the Trooping the Colour Parade on June 11, 2011 in London.
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Casual elegance

Britain's Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge walk together on the grounds of Buckingham Palace on April 30, 2011, the day after their highly anticipated wedding at Westminster Abbey. Kate is known for her "every-girl" fashion choices, like this blue dress said to be from retailer Zara.
(John Stillwell / Pool via Reuters)
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Take two

The Duchess of Cambridge changed into this strapless white satin gown and angora cardigan to attend the black tie reception at Buckingham Palace after her wedding to Prince William. This gown, along with her stunning wedding dress, was designed by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen.
(John Stillwell / AP)
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Suit up

Kate — in a navy blue suit by British designer Amanda Wakeley — and Prince William visit Whitton Park on April 11, 2011 in Darwen, England. With less than three weeks to go until the Royal Wedding Prince William and Kate Middleton are making one of their final public appearances.
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Buttoned up

Kate arrives at City Hall on March 8, 2011, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The royal couple visited Northern Ireland as part of a tour of the country that a couple of weeks ago took them to St Andrews University in Scotland and Anglesey in North Wales to launch a lifeboat.
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Royal red

Prince William and Kate Middleton visit the University of St. Andrews as part of its 600th anniversary celebrations on Feb. 25, 2011, in Glenrothes, Scotland.
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Fits like a glove

Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton smile following a naming ceremony for the new Royal National Lifeboat Institution's (RNLI) Atlantic 85 lifeboat "Hereford Endeavour" at Treadur Bay lifeboat station on Anglesey, North Wales, Feb. 24, 2011.
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Bridal white

Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton pose in one of two official engagement portraits, taken by photographer Mario Testino in the Council Chamber in the State Apartment at St James's Palace in London on Nov. 25, 2010.
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Sapphire style

Prince William and fiancee Kate Middleton pose for photographers during a photocall to mark their engagement, in the State Rooms of St James's Palace, central London.
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Bold blue

Kate Middleton and Prince William attend Harry Meade and Rosie Bradford's wedding at the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul on Oct. 23, 2010, in Northleach near Cheltenham, England.
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A day at the races

Catherine attends the Epsom Downs Racecourse on June 4, 2011 in a white chiffon dress from Reiss and a white tweed jacket, where she watched the queen's horse take third place.
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Hats off

Prince Harry, Kate Middleton and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, laugh together as they watch the Order of the Garter procession at Windsor Castle on June 16, 2008, in Windsor, England.
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Lady in waiting

Prince William stands beside Kate Middleton in the paddock enclosure on the first day of the annual Cheltenham Race Festival at Cheltenham Race course, west of England, on March 13, 2007.
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Seeing red

Kate Middleton arrives at the Sovereign's Parade at The Royal Military Academy in Camberley, west of London, on Dec. 15, 2006. Prince William was among the 446 officer cadets on parade, of whom 227 passed out receiving their commission and becoming officers.
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Tanked

Kate Middleton and her father, Michael Middleton, sighted prior to her graduation ceremony at the University of St. Andrews, where she obtained a 2:1 degree in the History of Art on June 23, 2005, in St. Andrews, Scotland.
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In a highly-anticipated speech to Congress Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu argued that a potential nuclear deal being negotiated by major powers including the United States "paves Iran's path to the bomb."